Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ガ has the Unicode code point U+30AC. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format:1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
Where thexare the payload bits.UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range Codepoint Range Bytes Bit pattern Payload length U+0000 - U+007F 1 0xxxxxxx 7 bits U+0080 - U+07FF 2 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx 11 bits U+0800 - U+FFFF 3 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 16 bits U+10000 - U+10FFFF 4 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 21 bits Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:
Convert the hexadecimal code point U+30AC to binary:
00110000 10101100. Those are the payload bits.Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:
Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
11100011 10000010 10101100
KATAKANA LETTER GA·U+30AC
ガ
Character Information
Code Point
U+30AC
HEX
30AC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 82 AC | 11100011 10000010 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 AC | 00110000 10101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | AC 30 | 10101100 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 AC | 00000000 00000000 00110000 10101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | AC 30 00 00 | 10101100 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ガ
URI Encoded
%E3%82%AC
Description
The Unicode character U+30AC represents the Katakana letter "ガ" (pronounced "ga"), which is an essential component of the modern Japanese writing system. In digital text, this character serves as a building block for constructing various words and phrases in the Japanese language. Although less frequently used than some other katakana characters, ガ plays a crucial role in representing specific sounds in the Japanese phonetic alphabet. It belongs to the Katakana script, which was developed around the 10th century to transcribe foreign words, particularly those from Chinese and Sino-Japanese vocabulary. In modern usage, Katakana remains an important tool for writing proper nouns, onomatopoeic expressions, and loanwords in Japanese text, making U+30AC a vital part of digital communication in the language.
How to type the ガ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12460 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.